# Amputations at National Beef
> OSHA SIR `2023021594` · 2/19/2023 · DODGE CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-belt
- **Secondary source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
## Employer
- **Name:** National Beef
- **Location:** 2000 E. Trail, DODGE CITY, KANSAS, 67801
- **NAICS:** 311613
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance and checking alignment on a conveyor belt in the fabrication area of the plant. The employee's sleeve was pulled into the conveyor belt, resulting in an amputation that required hospitalization and surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*